Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) Offered Everywhere: Isn't It Surprising?
Yesterday flexibility aggregators were in fashion; today, the trend favors VPPs, aggregations of production capacities and, in some cases, demand response capacities, whose flexibility is valued.
- 02/04/2019
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The Future of the Internet of Things
The Internet of things (#IoT) is one of the most exciting trends in the recent history of technology so far. As connectivity, storage, and compute become more universal, we’re seeing an explosion of IoT solutions, from health care to public safety, all pointing towards one conclusion: The IoT is here to stay. As with any other trends in technology, it’s starting to require a new generation of platforms, standards, regulations, and protocols to name few.
- 02/04/2019
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Eggs, Oxygen and the Perennially Breathless State of Our Nutritional Nincompoopery
Are eggs good or bad for us now? Yes. A recent meta-analysis, widely covered by media ever hungry for just such dietary provocations, reported that the more eggs people ate over time, the more prone they were to heart disease. This, inevitably, has been juxtaposed with the advice in the 2015 Dietary Guidelines to abandon a specific focus on dietary cholesterol- and unleashed the predictable round of breathless expostulations about the deplorable state of nutritional science and understanding.
- 02/04/2019
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Inflexion Point, April 2019
Welcome to the 11th Anniversary Edition of Inflexion Point. I started this newsletter, originally named Inflection Point, in April 2008, when I was an Innovation Evangelist at Wipro. The inspiration came from my first boss at Wipro - Sangita Singh, and then GS Nathan and Vikesh Mehta fueled the desire. From a humble beginning of 300 recipients, the size has grown to over 14,000. Do reflect and share.
- 02/04/2019
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Housing Sales May Surge in Gudi Padwa 2019
Gudi Padwa is a traditionally auspicious time to invest in real estate in India. While Gudi Padwa is a Maharashtrian concept, the period of oncoming spring and the sense of renewal it brings is acknowledged across the country. Punjab has its Baisakhi, Andhra Pradesh has its Yugadi, Tamil Nadu celebrates Puthandu and Kerala knows it as Vishu.
- 02/04/2019
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